Introduction 11Charge the batteryYour phone is powered by a rechargeable standard Li-Ionbattery. Only use Samsung-approved charging devices andbatteries. Samsung accessories are designed to maximizebattery life. Using other accessories may invalidate yourwarranty and may cause damage.Use the desktop chargerThe desktop charger operates from a 120/220 VAC walloutlet. It also acts as a cradle to hold your phone in aconvenient, easy-to-use position while charging.1. Plug the AC plug from the desktop charger into astandard 120 VAC or 220 VAC wall outlet.2. Slide your phone, bottom end first, into the desktopcharger. Your phone begins charging and the batteryimage appears in the display.You can use your phone while charging, however, the batterycharges faster if the phone is turned off.Battery indicatorThe battery indicator ( ) in the upper-right corner of thedisplay indicates battery power level. Three bars indicate afull charge, while an empty icon ( ) indicates an almostempty battery. Two to three minutes before the batterybecomes too low to operate, a blinking empty battery icon( ) appears and a tone sounds. If you continue to operatethe phone without charging, it shuts down.VerizonA790 ver.2.book Page 11 Monday, March 22, 2004 11:20 AM
